Admissions Advisor

Meridian University is seeking a thoughtful relationship-driven team member to guide prospective students through the admissions this role you will build genuine connections with prospective postgraduate professionals seeking a transformative education listening carefully asking good questions and helping each person understand whether Meridian is the right fit for them.

The Meridian curriculum is innovative experiential and transformative designed for masters and doctoral students engaged in fields such as coaching psychotherapy organizational development social healing social entrepreneurship and transformative leadership.

Relationship & Prospect Development

• Build authentic sustained relationships with prospective students in person by phone and globally
• Facilitate live informational sessions that help prospective students understand admissions pathways requirements and next steps
• Guide applicants through the decision-making process with individualized attention and care
• Nurture a pipeline of prospective students with consistent thoughtful follow-through

Applicant Support

• Support applicants through form submissions document completion and application requirements
• Serve as a responsive knowledgeable point of contact throughout the application process
• Maintain a deep and current understanding of Meridians programs concentrations and admissions criteria
  

Operations & Collaboration

• Maintain accurate records and process integrity using Salesforce and internal workflows
• Contribute to team processes and cross-domain initiatives with reliability and ownership
• Provide support across departments and facilities as needed

Mindset & Approach

• Relational You are genuinely interested in people. You listen well ask thoughtful questions and make prospective students feel heard not managed.
• Ownership You follow through. You manage your own pipeline keep your commitments and dont wait to be asked before closing a loop.
• Mission-aligned You understand what Meridian is and what it isnt. You represent it honestly and you care whether the students you admit are truly the right fit.
• Adaptable You are comfortable with a role that evolves. Priorities shift processes improve and new needs emerge you move with that rather than against it.

• Bachelors degree or higher
• Strong alignment with Meridians curriculum mission and values
• Experience providing individualized guidance toward meaningful decisions not just customer service
• Genuine comfort in relational one-on-one conversations including with people navigating significant life choices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-management capabilities: reliable follow-through organized pipeline management and proactive communication

• Background in psychology education coaching or a related field
• Experience in an admissions advising or student-facing role
• Familiarity with Salesforce or a comparable CRM
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 (Outlook SharePoint Teams etc.)
• Experience working in a fast-moving startup-style environment

Success in this role requires genuine embodiment of Meridians core values: Humility Kindness Self-Management Engagement Productivity Accountability and Innovation. Team members at Meridian are self-starters who manage their responsibilities well work with a focus on accountability and continually look to improve the processes they are responsible for.

This full-time position is based at Meridian Universitys Los Angeles Campus (LAC) located in Santa Monica CA and it is required to be performed on-site. Given the nature of the duties associated with this position punctuality i.e. the ability to arrive at work when and as required by Meridian is a critical requirement. To ensure that the person selected for this position will be successful in it the selected candidate must either reside in or be willing to relocate their residency to a place that is within a maximum commuting distance of 20 miles or 45 minutes to Meridians LAC. Should relocation be required the selected candidate is expected to relocate at their own expense within forty-five (45) days of their full-time start date unless a later period has been pre-authorized by Meridian.

• Health: Medical dental vision and life insurance
• Retirement: 401(k)
• Time Off: PTO sick time paid holidays
• Wellbeing: Spotify Calm and Audible subscriptions
• Meals: Weekly catered team lunches coffee & snacks stipend
• Commuter support

Founded more than 30 years ago Meridian University enrolls students globally in its unique hybrid and 100% online graduate degree certificate and public programs. The University offers masters and doctoral programs in Psychology Education and Business with diverse concentrations available within each of these programs.

Meridian graduates engage in varied professional contexts that include coaching psychotherapy organizational development facilitation social healing social entrepreneurship and transformative leadership. The Universitys integrated innovative curriculum is designed to be experiential and transformative.

Meridian Universitys facilities include the Los Angeles Campus San Francisco Bay Area Center and additional centers outside of California.

Select applicants are invited to a 15-minute initial interview followed by a 30-minute second interview. Final candidates proceed to a mutual diligence stage which may include assessments tailored to the role. Candidates who advance are offered a paid multi-week project-based contract prior to any full-time offer. Full-time team members complete a structured four-week onboarding process with a dedicated onboarding manager. Meridian University reserves the right to deviate from the outlined process as required for the role being filled.

A cover letter and resume are your cover letter please address:

• Your alignment with Meridians vision mission and core values
• Your experience building relationships with people through significant or complex decisions
• An example of how you have supported someone a student client or prospective customer through a process that required both care and follow-through

Please do not call email or drop in regarding your application. Due to application volume we are unable to respond to all candidates.

Meridian is committed to diversity across all criteria-of-difference in its staff faculty and students. Meridian does not consider race ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status in hiring or admissions decisions.